Pindi courts see rise in matrimonial disputes

Police register cases of 41 women, who either left their homes or were abducted for rape

RAWALPINDI:

The month of January has witnessed record cases of matrimonial disputes as 261 cases have been filed in 30 family courts of the Rawalpindi district.

As many as 41 men have also filed cases to settle matrimonial disputes with wives during the month. The family courts issued decrees of divorce to 11 women and issued orders to settle the cases of nine women. Eight women ran away from their homes and contracted court marriages.

Children taken from 11 women were returned to them, while spouses of 13 women were ordered to pay monthly compensations to their wives. During this period, two Christian women also filed cases for dissolution of marriage under the prevailing Christian law.

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The courts sent 19 women to Darul Aman, who either ran away in anger from their homes or were in police custody. As many as 21 women were allowed to return to their homes from Darul Aman in January.

Police registered cases of 41 married and bachelor women, who either left their homes or were abducted for rape, in 33 police stations of the district.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 4^th 2024.